Kyiv Hero City

The Hero City monument is a World War II memorial in Halytska Square in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is a 30 m-tall obelisk that was erected in 1982, during the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

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Type: Obelisk
Description: Soviet victory memorial in Kyiv, Ukraine
Also known as: “Hero City monument”, “Hero City monument, Kyiv”, and “Monument to Kyiv, the Hero City”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Halytska Square and Halytska Square.

Halytska Square

Square

Halytska Square in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, is a large square in the city. The square is in Shevchenkivskyi District and located on Kyiv's main westward thoroughfare being its one of the main transportation hubs.

Halytska Square

Railway station

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Ploshcha Halytska is a station on the Kyiv Light Rail. Originally opened in 1978, during the reconstruction of the tramways in 2010 the station was moved to the middle Zhylianska Street and the previous track loops were removed. Halytska Square is situated 250 metres west of Kyiv Hero City.

Halytska Synagogue

Synagogue

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The Halytska Synagogue, also called the Galitska Synagogue or Beit Yaakov Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located at 97a Zhylianska Street, in Kyiv, Ukraine. The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite. Halytska Synagogue is situated 280 metres southwest of Kyiv Hero City.